Robert Thompson (footballer)
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Robert Thompson was an English football player. Thompson played centre forward for Preston North End, Leeds United, Luton Town, Accrington Stanley, and Bury
. He was a member of the inaugural Leeds United side and was the team's top scorer in their first season. He also score the team's first hat-trick
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Bury F.C.
Bury Football Club is an association football team based in Bury, Greater Manchester. The team currently play in League One. The club's nickname is The Shakers which was bestowed upon them by club chairman JT Ingham, an industrialist and ironmonger of the late 1890s.-Formation of the club and the...
. He was a member of the inaugural Leeds United side and was the team's top scorer in their first season. He also score the team's first hat-trick
Hat-trick
A hat-trick or hat trick in sport is the achievement of a positive feat three times during a game, or other achievements based on threes. The term was first used in 1858 in cricket to describe HH Stephenson's feat of taking three wickets in three balls. A collection was held for Stephenson, and he...
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